Dell Precision T3640 Upgrade Guide
Maximize the performance and lifespan of your Dell Precision T3640. Every upgrade option below is verified compatible.
Upgrade Controllers
Upgrading your RAID controller enables faster disk I/O, larger cache, and support for newer drive technologies. Essential when adding NVMe or SAS-4 drives.
018XYD Dell Pe PERC H310 RAID Controller
02KVM Dell Precision 3640 Tower System Board
032G3R Dell PERC H330 PCIe Mini Blade Controller
03P0R3 Dell Pe PERC H310 6GB/S RAID Controller
04N73 Dell Precision 3560 System Board I7
04Y5H1 Dell PERC H330 12GB/S PCIe RAID Storage Controller
Upgrade Storage
Moving from spinning disk to SSD or NVMe storage provides the largest single performance improvement — often 10-50x faster I/O. Consider NVMe for boot drives and high-IOPS workloads.
0008FRY Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 SATA RI SSD W/G176J
0008R8 Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 MLC SATA RI SSD W/G176J
005052920 Dell EMC Powerstore 1.92TB NVMe SED Fips 2.5" SSD
005053702 Dell EMC Powerstore 1.92TB NVMe SED Fips 2.5" SSD
008FRY Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 SATA RI SSD W/G176J
008R8 Dell 480-GB 6G 2.5 MLC SATA RI SSD W/G176J
Upgrade Power & Cooling
This category provides verified compatible upgrade paths. ICD engineers validate every part for compatibility with your specific server model and workload requirements.
0FFD6 Dell Precision 3630 460W Power Supply
0T6R7 Dell Precision T7910 1300W Power Supply
1NTTD Dell Precision 7750 CPU Graphics Heatsink Fan
23C7V Dell Precision 7540/7550 CPU Fan
2PVRX Dell Precision T5820/T7920 Front Dual Fan Assembly
3550-FAN Dell Precision 3540/3550 CPU Fan Assembly
Upgrade Memory
Memory is the most impactful upgrade for virtualization and database workloads. Upgrading from 64GB to 128GB or 256GB can dramatically improve VM density and application response times.
370-ADPU Dell 32GB 2Rx4 RDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300R ECC Memory
T03VT Dell 16GB UDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300E ECC Memory
VDFYD Dell 16GB UDIMM DDR4-2666 PC4-21300E ECC Memory
Upgrade Processors
CPU upgrades deliver more cores and higher clock speeds. If your workload is CPU-bound (compilation, analytics, HPC), upgrading from 8-core to 16+ core processors provides significant throughput improvement.
01M26 Dell Intel Xeon E5645 2.4GHZ
0N8JG Dell Intel Xeon L5609 1.86GHZ
0TJC9 Dell Intel Xeon X5675 3.06GHZ
0VF6Y Dell Intel Xeon L5640 2.26GHZ
0VXVN Dell Intel Xeon X5647 2.93GHZ
0X1DY Dell Intel Xeon L5630 2.13GHZ
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